Natural disasters could become more destructive in Asia-Pacific, where a person is already five times more likely to be affected than in other regions, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, urging countries to invest in resilience plans.
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In his final days in office, Republican mayor Tomás Regalado is campaigning for a new tax to facilitate $400 million in government spending, nearly half of which will pay to protect the city from sea-level rise.
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that he'll sign a proposed rule to withdraw from the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-designed plan to meet U.S. obligations under the Paris climate accord.
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